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Ralph G. Beaman
Ralph G. Beaman

SPACE SAVER

New York Times, Sunday, February 7, 1988

28-Across : Thr(a/e)sh

Author:
Ralph G. Beaman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 78, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q X Z }
Open Squares: 112, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
Ralph G. Beaman has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
Jim Horne notes:

This is the only Schrödinger puzzle from the pre-Shortz era. See the modern Schrödingers here.

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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 13,970
Across
1
Arabic or Hindi meat cubes : KABAB
6
Humane org. : SPCA
10
Choler : WRATH
15
Gorgon : HAG
18
Seat of Fla.'s Marion County : OCALA
19
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
20
Auras of glory : HALOES
22
Alfonso XIII's queen : ENA
23
Emptied : CLEANEDOUT
25
Slowly, to Solti : ADAGIO
26
Cousin of a prairie dog : RAT
27
Inquisition concern : HERESY
28
Thr(a/e)sh : FLAIL
30
Seat of Fla.'s Orange County : ORLANDO
32
Son of Gad : ERI
34
Salad leaf : CRESS
37
More aloof : ICIER
38
Spied at the deli? : PEEPEDATTHESPICEDHAMS
46
Calm : ALLAY
47
Lovely women : PERIS
48
Norway's patron saint : OLAFII
49
T.R.'s "blue" girl : ALICE
50
Disney film: 1982 : TRON
51
Inclined upward : ATILT
52
Condé or Thomas : NAST
56
Deal secondhand : RESELL
58
Borodin's "Prince ___" : IGOR
60
Th(e/o)se, in Thiers : CES
61
SW river or monster : GILA
62
Send a second invoice : REBILL
65
S. African author : PATON
67
E.R.A. booster : NOW
68
Child's actions or creations : ROASTSSAUCESANDBASTES
75
C.I.A.'s parent : OSS
76
Sme(e/w)'s distant relative : ANSER
77
Next to : BESIDE
78
Fetid : OLID
80
Monogram of the author of "Chéri" : SGC
81
Viscount's superior : EARL
83
Chinese porcelain : NANKIN
87
Singer Tennille : TONI
88
Asian weight units : TAELS
90
Nice egg : OEUF
93
Use for a r(e/i)ata : NOOSE
94
Comedienne MacRae : SHEILA
96
Instrument for Nero : PIANO
97
Certain Slav : CROAT
98
Sa(g/n)e saying : YOUCANNOTENSUREHEALTH
103
Roman year : ANNUS
104
Doctrine : TENET
105
Dos Passos trilogy : USA
106
Consecrates : BLESSES
109
Actions in Flynn films : DUELS
111
Cornell's home : ITHACA
117
Twice : BIS
118
Old auto or carriage : LANDAU
121
He gets even : RETALIATOR
123
Reference bk. : ENC
124
Everlasting, in poesy : ETERNE
125
At any time : EVER
126
Kind of cheese or soda : CREAM
127
Ransom's car : REO
128
T. Geisel's middle name : SEUSS
129
Took a ca(b/r) : RODE
130
Carved slab : STELA
Down
1
He wrote "Mayor" : KOCH
2
Ironwood : ACLE
3
Boxer-actor Max : BAER
4
Pair on an angelus : ALAE
5
Prohibits : BANS
6
But, to Caesar : SED
7
He gains : PROFITER
8
Netty cap or hat : CAUL
9
(M/W)elding : ATTACHING
10
Cachalots, e.g. : WHALES
11
Half a diam. : RAD
12
In the style of : ALA
13
Lomé is its capital : TOGO
14
Legatee : HEIR
15
Rupture : HERNIA
16
Garland : ANADEM
17
Bulldogs' rivals : GATORS
21
Old Roman gold coins : SOLIDI
24
Viewed : EYED
29
Angers : IRES
31
S(p/t)rain result : ACHING
33
Spellbound : RAPT
35
Company niche : SPOT
36
Kind of rubber : SILICONE
38
Carson predecessor : PAAR
39
Model Macpherson : ELLE
40
Cantabs' rivals : ELIS
41
Some standardbreds : PACERS
42
Grommet : EYELET
43
"___ and Cressida" : TROILUS
44
Ovid's first monthly date : CALENDS
45
Tritons : EFTS
51
Armenian river : ARAS
53
"___ She Sweet?" : AINT
54
Blackthorn : SLOE
55
Shooters : TAWS
57
Parts of tns. : LBS
59
"Euridice" is one : OPERA
63
"Our sufferance ___ to them": Shak. : ISAGAIN
64
Arthurian lover : LANCELOT
66
Striking scene : TABLEAU
68
Stadium action : ROOT
69
Christiania, later : OSLO
70
A ___ Able : ASIN
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Cratchit has two : CEES
72
Rhyme for sin : BIN
73
"Ten Cents ___," 1930 song : ADANCE
74
Lady of Spain : SENORA
79
Item thrown in Olympic games : DISCUS
80
British carbine : STEN
82
Noisy celebrant : ROISTERER
84
___ and the Gang (rockers) : KOOL
85
"The wolf ___ the door!": Gilman : ISAT
86
Eur. country : NETH
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Behind schedule : LATE
91
Not yet deteriorated, as iron : UNRUSTED
92
Burr and Hamilton : FOES
95
Disorderly dispute : HASSLE
96
Auto tire: Fr. : PNEU
98
Chatter, in Queensland : YABBER
99
Terminal-to-computer : ONLINE
100
World org. since '46 : UNESCO
101
Provides : ENDUES
102
Cry, in a way : HAIL
107
Beanery sign : EATS
108
Koko's weapon : SNEE
110
Counterclockwise : LEVO
112
Muscular contractions : TICS
113
Hind's mate : HART
114
To ___ (precisely) : ATEE
115
Coke's source : COAL
116
Romance weapon : ARMA
119
Actress Joanne : DRU
120
Part of Q. and A. : ANS
122
"We ___ the World" : ARE

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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